Michael Jennings spent last Saturday cruising around in his jazzed-up 1995 Chevy Caprice, awaiting word as the Giants announced their final round of cuts. Then he went to see “Invincible,” the story of Vince Papale, a Philadelphia native who never played college football but nevertheless made the Eagles roster in 1976.

The theme of an underdog making good hit home with Jennings.

“It kind of reminded me of Michael Jennings,” he said. “So I think of myself as the ’06 Papale.” Jennings, who ran track and did not play college football at Florida State, was congratulated by Tiki Barber, Michael Strahan and other veterans after making the 53-man roster.

Papale, by the way, also ran track in college, at St. Joseph’s.

“Any time I go into something I have faith I will be able to complete it, finish the race,” Jennings said. “Starting off with track gave me a lot of discipline and showed me how to compete at a sport. That helped me out a lot. It was a long road but I stayed focused and hopefully this is just the beginning.”

“I feel pretty good, actually,” he told the Associated Press in his first comments since hurting the foot last month.

“I’m getting some work in this week, and I’ll be ready to go for the weekend.”

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The Giants signed one of their recently-waived veterans back to their practice squad, reclaiming DE Adrian Awasom. They also brought back one of their draft picks, CB Gerrick McPhearson. They added TE Charles Davis, a fifthround draft pick of the Steelers out of Purdue. The others additions were all recent cuts of the Giants: DT Marcus Green, TE Darcy Johnson, WR Anthony Mix, RB James Sims and LB Tyson Smith. Also on the squad is Claudius Osei, a safety from Hamburg, Germany, who will remain for the entire season as part of the NFL’s International Practice Squad Program. … The Giants wanted to put their fifth-round pick, S Charles Peprah, on the squad but he was claimed by the Packers.